STORM Ali is forecast to pummel the UK with extreme winds up to 85mph, as the Met Office issues a yellow warning and warns the storm could bring “danger to life.”

The north and west of the country is expected to be affected the most by the storm on Wednesday.

Ali has been jointly named by the Met Office and Met Eireann and is the first named storm of the season.

The storm has prompted a yellow warning of wind for the north of the country, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The UK is still reeling from the effects of tropical storm Helene which brought fierce winds to the west of the country and a warm and humid start to the week, pushing temperatures up to 26C in the south-east on Monday.

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Storm Ali MAPPED: Ali is the first named storm of the UK season (Image: WXCHARTS)

“There will be the potential for a greater impact from the storm which will start to make itself known from Tuesday night.

“It may catch people unawares, we have been expecting Helene as an ex-hurricane for a while but this one will sneak up behind so people may be less prepared.

“This storm is the result of a low-pressure system forming in the north Atlantic, we don’t know if we will be issuing a name from our own list at the moment, it is something we are keeping an open mind about.”